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nux vomica
- the poisonous, disklike seed of an Asiatic tree (Strychnos nux-vomica) of the logania family, containing strychnine, brucine, and other alkaloids
- the tree bearing these seeds
- a medicine made from the seed, formerly used as a heart stimulant
See nux vomica in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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